Global Financial buys land, plans to employ 350

Global Financial Aid Services Inc. has purchased five acres and a 35,000-square-foot facility in Birmingham to establish a contact center that will employ up to 350 people within the next few years.
The company recently moved its 50 employees from offices in Century Park South in Hoover to its new office in the Meadow Brook area off U.S. 280.
With headquarters and a contact center in Gulfport, Miss., and a shared data center in Phoenix, the company said it has aggressive plans to expand its clientele further across the country to service out of its Birmingham facility.
The company contracts with schools across the country to provide front- and back-office financial aid administration for campuses and online and contact center services.

Interesting example of strategic planning and considering the number of companies laying off workers, its a nice thought to see one planning to provide jobs instead of taking them away.